Combination faucet housing



March 30 1926,. 1,5 78,934

B. G. STERN v COMBIATON FAUCET HOUSING Filed Oct. 12, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 *Ml T /am I www@ March 30 1926.

B. G. STERN COMBINATION FAUCET HOUSING 2 sheets-shea 2 Filed oct.' 12, 1925 F'IG. 4-

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:Be a knewnthat I, BERNARD G. Smm-a'. citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and:

. State of Ohio, have 'invented a certain new and useful Improvement in a Combination Faucet Housing, of which the followi is a full, clear, and exact description, .ridge ence being had to the accompanying drawings. A l

- This invention relates to plumbin lxtures and especially to a combination aucet for a'kitchen sink. The essential object is to provide a cover for such'a fixture which may be secured Ilin position by means in-f cluding the faucet.' A further object is to provide a cover which may be easily secured in place over the faucet and which will .permit the `faucet` arts to be made rough or semiinished -.an at. the same time be ineasily accesmble position to facilitate adjustment or repairs. l j

Further objects include the provision of a soap container Vfor the cover in such .relation thereto that a neat'and balanced ap arance Further objects will .become apparent from the following description relating 'to ave the vaccompanying drawings wherein I shown a preferred form. The essential characteristics will beU summarized'-n the claims.V

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is :a vfrontjelevavation showingmy cover applied to a combinatio'n faucet fixture; Fig.:2 is a substantially central sectional. lan view showing the a ts of the faucet 1n elevation' Fi 3-` 4 P I g "'emplo nipples or 'esclitalico;xfholders 1-17A which' I may -"slip`r over Y'the' before f the 'handles are- .attached '.andfwhlch are proisa transversesecton as'indicat'ed' by the line 4--4 in Fig. 1; section as .indicated by' e Fig. 2; Fig. '6 vis a transverse crossv sectionas indicated Aby the line `in"-Fig. 5,'andA Fig. 7 is a fragmentadx"cross-sectionshow -ing a slightly modi retaining means.

v form -of my cover I propose 'to make my' cover of any' suit able material, Apreferablychina` or fof an enameled casting. The cover hasfope'nings through which the valve operating stems may project and as shown is arranged to be held against the pan'el or ysink apron by the use of nipples surrounding the stemand bearing against the outer surfaoef..-ofthe cover. The cover as shown has embodied- 4curves vwhereb very easily c be easily f It is within the spirit of .my

therein la. rsoap containerl suitably `placed.

relatively t o the valveparts to provide adequate clearance while maintaining a bal- 1 characters, 1 and 2 represent a pair of sup- Ply 3. ading from the valve bodiesand se cured. thereto in any suitable manner,- I

have shown an outlet branch line 4 which ipes to which are secured valve bodies f communicates throughanelbow 5 witnf a spout or nozzle 6. The nozzle as shown 1s arf ranged to be swung fromside to side, this ai'- rangement being acommon one-for dischargable removable handles at 8.

an outer wallpoition 10,". and side, top and upper fand' lower wa ls in very gradual the exterior of the cover 'is eaned .and f whereby casting or molding of the cover is facilitated. The

"(0. ing hot orcoldwater orboth in the desired-'- direction. The stems ofthe valves are indil cated at 17. and are shown as having suitj.

general cross sectionalshape'of the cover as- Vshown ably particularly vin Fig. v6 vis prefer- I 'i l' that of half an ellipsod. The wa'll 1.3@

`maybe slottedv as atl to allow the cover to spout as shown y'particularlyin Fgs. 2 and 4. ,"Open'ing'sf 16 are provided inthe forward portion 10 -of the-wall for receiving'the.` ."valvestems7.

-To secure he cover in; Inu-.preferably I vidediv with #external thread`s"`18 `ffor. engaging similar,4 threads in the packingv nuts 19.

Suitable 'reslientwashersff'9-n1ay .be em- .1

pin an .is .broullit securely against the apron ofthe m5 sinkin 'cated'at W.

mventlon, to alter the lcover securing means as conditions may require,

previously mentioned that cover shall .be virtually soeur 1n position by putin' place Yoverfthecdischarge the essential vfeature .as

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means of the faucet parts as distinguished for instance from securing the cover to the panel or apron of the sink by means indestruction of escutcheon holding means xarticularly adaptable to connections w ere there is a variation in the distance between the supply pipes. Such variation may be taken care of so far as the faucet is concerned b the provision of slip joints. shown, t e o ening 16 may be larger or elongated whi e the iange l16b on the nipple covers greater area to insure a complete closure irrespective of the position of the nipple with respect to the opening. Y l

One of the features of my invention 1s that a container for soap may be made a part of the cover and so arranged that the general appearance of the cover is enhanced by its rovision, while it in no way mterferes with the valve parts. The container bottom indicated at 20 is madea part of the upper wall of the cover as shown especial y in Fig. 5 and is below the general surface of the cover and connected thereto atits endsv bv end wall portions 21. Forwardly this ottom merges into the cover wall at 22 and a brim 23 rises from this lso - its rear ed e.

they may be correspondingly lighter.

aware that m invention is capable of modido not wish to limit myself` in carrying out my invention to 'mere constructio'nal details.

mer ing line and curves outwardlyy and upwar lyas shown. This brim turns rearwardly at the corners of the receptacle and merges into the cover wall substantially at madeof china, the walls may be quite heavy' as shownl to provide against breakage, while if cast or stamped metal is employed,

cation and Iclaimzi .Y I

1. In combination with a sink faucet arranged in front of the sink apron and hav# ing a supply leading thereto, a cover lsubstantially concealing the 'body of the faucet and secured to said apron by e' means associated with the faucet. f

2. In combination with a sink faucet ar- .ran ed in front of the sink apron, acover to s rond the-faucet and having-openings `concea in It willl be noted that byv reason of t e Acentral position of the con'- tainer plenty o'f'clearance is had for the valye bodies as well as for the branch line 4 wihile by reason of the container being I am vfaucet project, and means associated4 with the faucet for holding the cover in position. 3. In combination with a sink faucet for admitting hot and cold waterto a single spout andv having valve operating stems, a cover substantially concealing the body of 4the faucet and adapted to lie against the sink apron, and means associated with the stems for holding the coverin place.

4. -In combination with a dual sink valve arranged in front of the sink apron and havinff a single outlet, a cover substantially the ,valve body, said cover having a .brimextending to the apron, and

members secured to the valve 'for maintaining the brim in contact with the apron. e

5. In combination with a air of valves arranged in front of a pane a removable singlev iece cover substantially concealing the va ve bodies and the inlet and outlet connections thereto, having openings v ar ranged to receive the valve stems and means and bearcover for the edges of said cover against the rojecting throu h said o enin iiig against the guter wall) of t holding panel.

' 6.,v In combination with a Vfaucet fixture formed of a plurality of valve bodies having a common outlet, a cover adapted-to conceal the bodies and the connections immediately adJacent thereto, and a soap container integrally formed with said cover and. having bottom and side wall portions extending inwardly from the general body of the cover.

7.. lIn combination with a dual sink faucet having a centrally placed spout for discharging hot'and cold water, an elongated cup-shaped cover concealing the body of thev faucet and connections immediately adheld in position by a member substantiallyl rigid with the -valve body, said cover being rally -formed with said cover overlying andv lll outwardly curved on its exteriorysurfaces and arra ed to lie against the wall,and a soa container having a brim substantially ilus with the upperv wall portion of said cover, the bottom and side wall portions of sald container extending downwardly' within thecoven In testimony whereof, I hereunto aiiix my signature.4 

